Student Charged With Rape

Howard County Police have charged a teenager with raping another teen inside a school building.

Police say the alleged rape happened at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia on Monday.

According to police, 17-year old DeShawn Jones is charged as an adult with second degree rape.

Investigators says the 14-year-old female victim reported that Jones approached her in the hallway Monday during school and asked her to cut class with him.

Police say the victim and suspect walked around the inside of Wilde Lake High and Jones then pulled the victim into an empty room.

The victim told police that Jones blocked the door and would not let the victim leave. Detectives say the suspect held down the victim and raped her even though she told him to stop and that she wanted to leave.

Jones was arrested on Tuesday.

A spokeswoman for the Howard County Public School System tells WBAL Radio that they are fully cooperating with the police investigation. Wilde Lake High School administrators are informing the parents and staff this afternoon of the incident. Counselors are being made available to students if they need them.